Lives: Eileen Keyes of New Rochelle, 'Mom to the block'

10:16 AM,
Jan. 27, 2014

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Hers was a brief obituary that belied a big life. Its three sentences announced that Eileen Keyes passed away on Nov. 24 - her 86th birthday. It noted that she taught generations of New Rochelle students, that her husband was a writer of some note, and that she was survived by her children and grandchildren.

The last line, and perhaps the most intriguing, was this: "Neptune Avenue will never be the same."